If you're uploading music through DistroKid and the "Artist already in YouTube Music?" section isn't finding your YouTube Music page despite already having one, you can click "There is a page for [Your Artist Name] in YouTube Music, but it's not listed above" and enter your YouTube Music artist page's Channel ID.
This only works if you either have an Official Artist Channel (OAC) or a Topic Channel for your music. If you have neither of these and only have a YouTube channel you created that isn't an OAC, then the Channel ID for that channel will not work.
Finding Your YouTube Channel ID
To find your YouTube Music Channel ID, head to your either your Topic Channel or Official Artist Channel in YouTube (www.youtube.com). Using YouTube Music won't work to find the Channel ID.
Once there:
- Click "More" or the "About" section in the channel description
- Scroll to the bottom of the section
- Click "Share Channel" and then select "Copy Channel ID"
This will copy your Channel ID to your clipboard. Paste it into the field on the upload form, and you're set.
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